HOMELESSNESS IN GREAT BRITAIN HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS - THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE STORY

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1 HOMELESSNESS IN GREAT BRITAIN HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS - THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE STORY November 2018

2 Contents Chapter 1: Methodology 3 Chapter 2: Key fdgs 5 Chapter 3: and regional results 6 Chapter 4: Local results Shelter. All rights reserved. This document is only for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy, re-produce, republish, post, distribute, transmit or modify it any way. This document contas formation and policies that were correct at the time of publication. Report Title 2

3 Chapter 1: Methodology The true level of homelessness is extremely difficult to count. With this work our aim is to estimate the number of (adults and children) that are recorded as homeless as at the end of Q1 2018, which is the latest available set of official homelessness data. We do not seek to assess how many are hidden homeless, or experiencg other non-officially recorded types of homelessness, so our results will always be to some degree the tip of the iceberg. Our total consists of four elements: 1) and livg ommodation (TA) By far the largest constituent part of our total is those who are homeless and livg ommodation (TA). We conservatively estimate how many (adults and children) are this situation by analysg the household type of those TA, from the latest available figures (as at Q1 2018). Where the household type is other (but not sgle person), we assume there to be two that household. Where the official data only gives a total number of households and no other formation, we assume there to be the average number of a TA household England that household (or London, if it is a London authority). Where the official data provides a number of homeless children, but then only a total number of households and no household type data, we assume there to be the average number of adults a TA household England that household (or London, if it is a London authority). We also clude who are households that have been assessed as beg homeless but have arranged their own temporary accommodation, or are homeless at home, and follow the same assumptions over households and adults for these households as above. Our data for this part comes from Sections 9 and 10 of the local level homelessness statistics published here by MHCLG. Local level results for TA will not fully sum to the national results due to imputations and roundgs. England and London results are taken from official data for England and London and are not exact sums of the local level results. Detailed breakdowns of household types TA are not available for Scotland and Wales, so total household figures are multiplied by the average number of England s TA households. 2) sleepg For England, this is taken from the official MHCLG data here on rough sleepg as at Autumn 2017 (latest available). The equivalent count Wales is cluded, but there is no equivalent count Scotland. Report Title 3

4 3) Sgle hostel spaces This is estimated by takg the regional formation on sgle hostel bedspaces from Lk s annual report, reducg each figure firstly by 10% to account for the average void rate and secondly by the number of sgle statutory TA from the official figures. The second measure is taken to try and account for any double-countg between the source and the official statistics. We believe this ends up beg a very conservative estimate, once the two adjustments have been made, not least because it results a zero estimate for London. 4) and temporary accommodation that has been arranged by Childrens services under the Childrens Act. A relatively small number of children and families are housed temporary accommodation that is arranged via children s services, under Children s act duty. This is most commonly because they have been found to be tentionally homeless, or have no recourse to public funds. To estimate this number, we sent an FOI to every county/ unitary authority. Only around half responded, meang this must be an under-estimate. Due to the response rate this part of the number is only shown at regional and national levels, and can only ever be a partial picture. Report Title 4

5 Chapter 2: Key fdgs There are an estimated 13,000 more who are homeless as at Q than there were as at Q2 2017, usg the same methodology. This is a 4% crease less than a year and an crease the rate from to The crease sce the method was first used Q has been over 25,000 and 9%. The crease is largely driven by rises who are homeless and livg ommodation and who are rough sleepg. The biggest creases England have been seen the Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber and the North West. The highest local rates England are found London, but Luton, Brighton, Birmgham and Broxbourne all feature the top 50 rates England. What are the reasons for/ drivers of homelessness? This short report purely shows the numbers volved to get across the scale of the problem. The causes are multi-faceted and complex, but certaly clude lack of supply of decent affordable housg, lack of protection for private renters and freezes and cuts to welfare payments. A more detailed examation of the causes of homelessness can be found here. Report Title 5

6 Chapter 3: and regional results results recorded as homeless as at Q1 2018: results Number of livg TA [1] Number of rough sleepg [2] Number of sgle homeless hostel [3] Number of social services TA [4] homeless [5] Rate (1 x) Change number (total homeless ) Change % England 252,850 4,751 14,867 4, ,925 55,619, ,595 3% Wales 6, N/A N/A 7,268 3,125, ,114 18% Scotland 35,204 N/A N/A N/A 35,643 5,424, ,568 11% Great Brita 294,952 5,096 14,867 4, ,837 64,169, ,605 4% Sources: [1] Calculated from DCLG ness statistics Q1 2018, Households that are homeless, owed a legal duty and livg TA, or homeless at home, split to (adults and children). Scotland and Wales are estimated usg average household size for TA England, and therefore have a wider marg of error. [2], DCLG ness statistics: Sleepg, Autumn 2017 (latest available) [3] Sgle bed spaces hostels, Lk, % has been taken off the totals to account for voids and the number of sgle TA from the statutory figures are subtracted by region to ensure no double-countg. [4] Results of an FOI by Shelter requestg the number of families owed a duty by Social Services and housed TA. Less than 50% of areas responded, so this is a very conservative figure. Scotland and Wales figures are factored to the totals but are not specified due to the large marg of error on them. People figure calculated by applyg average family size from [1], [5] ONS mid-year population estimates for Note: The sum of the regional figures will not equal the national figures due to imputations, estimates and roundgs. Incorporatg Scotland s homelessness statistics to the same methodology as we have used for England s is difficult. An FOI admistered by Shelter Scotland found that 43,000 were assessed to be homeless the fancial year 2017/18, and although this figure cannot be corporated to the table below as it is the flow for a whole year, and not a snapshot, it is beg used by Shelter Scotland to quantify homelessness there. Longer term trend Estimated number of that are homeless Great Brita Estimated rate of that are homeless Great Brita Q , Q , Q , Change: 2016 to , % Report Title 6

7 results (England) recorded as homeless as at Q Number of livg TA [1] Number of rough sleepg [2] Number of sgle homeless hostel [3] Number of social services TA [4] homeless [5] Rate (1 x) Change number Change % South East 24,615 1,119 2,734 1,122 29,591 9,080, ,087 4% South West 7, , ,653 5,559, % East 17, , ,135 6,168, % East Midlands 5, , ,285 4,771, % West Midlands 21, , ,800 5,860, ,556 12% Yorks & Hum 3, , ,664 5,450, % North East , ,273 2,644,727 1, % North West 7, , ,665 7,258, ,019 11% London 164,220 1, , ,853 8,825, ,488 2% Sources: [1] Calculated from DCLG ness statistics Q1 2018, Households that are homeless, owed a legal duty and livg TA, or homeless at home, split to (adults and children) [2], DCLG ness statistics: Sleepg, Autumn 2017 (latest avialable) [3] Sgle bed spaces hostels, Lk, % has been taken off the totals to account for voids and the number of sgle TA from the statutory figures are subtracted by region to ensure no double-countg. [4] Results of an FOI by Shelter requestg the number of families owed a duty by Social Services and housed TA. Less than 50% of areas responded, so this is a very conservative figure. People figure calculated by applyg average family size from [1], [5] ONS mid year population estimates for Note: The sum of the regional figures will not equal the national figures due to imputations, estimates and roundgs. Report Title 7

8 Chapter 4: Local results Note: These results consist of livg temporary accommodation (cludg that arranged by the household themselves and homeless at home) and rough sleepg only, the other two constituent parts of the national and regional figures are not available at the local level. Top 50 local authorities England by rate of that are homeless Region Sleepg homeless Population x) Newham L 14, , , Hargey L 9, , , Kens & Chels L 5, , , Westmster L 7, , , Barkg & Dag ham L 6, , , Hackney L 8, , , Enfield L 9, , , Waltham Forest L 7, , , Brent L 8, , , Tower Hamlets L 7, , , Redbridge L 7, , , Lewisham L 6, , , Hamm & Ful L 3, , , Luton EE 4, , , Ealg L 6, , , Lambeth L 5, , , Barnet L 6, , , Wandsworth L 5, , , Brighton & Hove SE 4, , , Croydon L 5, , , Bexley L 3, , , Birmgham WM 15, ,538 1,137, Bromley L 4, , , Broxbourne EE 1, ,162 96, Kgston u Th L 2, , , Harrow L 2, , , City of London L , Slough SE 1, , , Haverg L 2, , , Hounslow L 2, , , Report Title 8

9 Top 50 rates (cont.) Regio n Temporar y Sleep g homeles s Populatio n Rate (1 x) Harlow EE , Milton Keynes SE 2, , , Islgton L 1, , , Manchester NW 3, , , Sutton L 1, , , Greenwich L 1, , , Dartford SE , Basildon EE 1, , , Watford EE , New Forest SE 1, , , Epsom & Ewell SE , Peterborough EE 1, , , Coventry WM 2, , , Hillgdon L 1, , , Camden L 1, , , Castle Pot EE , Wellgborough EM , Bristol, City of SW 2, , , Readg SE , Ashford SE , Report Title 9

10 All local rates, split by region EAST OF ENGLAND Sleepg homeless Population x) Luton 4, , , Broxbourne 1, ,162 96, Harlow , Basildon 1, , , Watford , Peterborough 1, , , Castle Pot , Chelmsford , Hertsmere , Bedford , Welwyn Hatfield , Colchester , Southend-on-Sea , Thurrock , Rochford , Tendrg , Brentwood , Great Yarmouth , Huntgdonshire , Eppg Forest , Dacorum , St Albans , Three Rivers , North Hertfordshire , Babergh , St Edmundsbury , Cambridge , Forest Heath , Central Bedfordshire , South Cambridgeshire , Ipswich , Fenland , Mid Suffolk , North Norfolk ,067 1, Waveney ,897 1, Norwich ,353 1, Broadland ,535 1, Kg's Lynn & W Norf ,945 1, Report Title 10

11 EAST OF ENGLAND (cont.) Sleepg homeless Population x) East Cambridgeshire ,858 1, Bratree ,677 2, Maldon ,975 2, East Hertfordshire ,080 2, Uttlesford ,684 3, Suffolk Coastal ,016 4, South Norfolk ,471 5, Stevenage ,739 14, Breckland , , EAST MIDLANDS Sleepg homeless Population x) Wellgborough , Ketterg , Northampton , Derby , Nottgham , Melton , Corby , Oadby and Wigston , Mansfield , South Kesteven , Ashfield ,164 1, South Holland ,295 1, Charnwood ,387 1, Gedlg ,128 1, Daventry ,638 1, East Ldsey ,718 1, Boston ,488 1, Leicester ,540 1, Hckley & Bosworth ,370 1, Report Title 11

12 EAST MIDLANDS (cont.) Sleepg homeless Population x) Derbyshire Dales ,849 1, South Derbyshire ,385 1, High Peak ,063 1, Bassetlaw ,304 2, Newark & Sherwood ,965 2, E Northamptonshire ,135 2, Harborough ,461 2, Amber Valley ,898 2, North Kesteven ,230 2, Broxtowe ,718 3, Lcoln ,438 3, Rushcliffe ,996 3, Blaby ,977 7, Chesterfield ,579 8, Erewash ,314 12, Rutland ,474 13, Bolsover ,098 15, North East Derbyshire ,780 33, Sth Northamptonshire ,074 45, N W Leicestershire ,109 N/A West Ldsey ,340 N/A Report Title 12

13 LONDON Sleepg homeless Population x) Newham 14, , , Hargey 9, , , Kensgton and Chelsea 5, , , Westmster 7, , , Barkg and Dagenham 6, , , Hackney 8, , , Enfield 9, , , Waltham Forest 7, , , Brent 8, , , Tower Hamlets 7, , , Redbridge 7, , , Lewisham 6, , , Hammersmith & Fulham 3, , , Ealg 6, , , Lambeth 5, , , Barnet 6, , , Wandsworth 5, , , Croydon 5, , , Bexley 3, , , Bromley 4, , , Kgston upon Thames 2, , , Harrow 2, , , City of London , Haverg 2, , , Hounslow 2, , , Islgton 1, , , Sutton 1, , , Greenwich 1, , , Hillgdon 1, , , Camden 1, , , Richmond upon Thames , Merton , Southwark* ,232 7, *= no p1e homelessness data supplied by Southwark this quarter Report Title 13

14 NORTH EAST Sleepg homeless Population x) Middlesbrough ,639 1, Newcastle u Tyne ,842 1, North Tyneside ,473 1, Gateshead ,419 1, Stockton-on-Tees ,487 2, Redcar & Cleve ,005 2, Sunderland ,249 3, South Tyneside ,555 3, County Durham ,662 5, Hartlepool ,019 23, Darlgton ,347 35, Northumberland , , NORTH WEST Sleepg homeless Population x) Manchester 3, , , Salford , Trafford , Bury , Tameside , Warrgton , Bolton ,813 1, Oldham ,759 1, Rochdale ,459 1, South Ribble ,400 1, Blackpool ,870 1, St. Helens ,331 1, Stockport ,045 2, Barrow--Furn ,099 2, Liverpool ,549 2, Ribble Valley ,504 2, Chesh W & Ch ,986 2, Report Title 14

15 NORTH WEST (cont.) Sleepg homeless Population x) Knowsley ,560 2, Wigan ,650 2, Preston ,346 2, Lancaster ,487 3, Chorley ,772 3, Burnley ,705 3, Cheshire East ,846 3, Wirral ,796 4, Carlisle ,274 4, Fylde ,863 4, Blackburn w Darwen ,772 4, Allerdale ,213 4, South Lakeland ,321 5, Halton ,595 5, Sefton ,589 5, West Lancashire ,881 5, Pendle ,696 6, Eden ,779 6, Hyndburn ,410 13, Copeland ,689 68, Wyre ,426 N/A Rossendale ,365 N/A Report Title 15

16 SOUTH EAST Sleepg homeless Population x) Brighton and Hove 4, , , Slough 1, , , Milton Keynes 2, , , Dartford , New Forest 1, , , Epsom and Ewell , Readg , Ashford , Crawley , Gosport , Wokg , Medway 1, , , Eastbourne , Thanet , Bracknell Forest , Hastgs , Isle of Wight , Reigate and Banstead , Arun , Worthg , Adur , Spelthorne , Rushmoor , Swale , East Hampshire , South Bucks , Dover , Oxford , Runnymede , Lewes , Southampton , Gravesham , Test Valley , Maidstone , Basgstoke and Deane , Rother , Wycombe , Portsmouth , Wdsor & Maidenhead , Report Title 16

17 SOUTH EAST (cont.) Sleepg homeless Population x) Aylesbury Vale , Fareham , Chichester , Sevenoaks , Shepway , Tunbridge Wells , Tandridge , West Berkshire , Surrey Heath , Mole Valley , Guildford ,777 1, Tonbridge & Mallg ,891 1, Mid Sussex ,345 1, Wokgham ,980 1, Wchester ,879 1, Chiltern ,355 1, Wealden ,941 1, Horsham ,142 1, Cherwell ,602 1, West Oxfordshire ,266 1, Hart ,465 1, Elmbridge ,379 1, Havant ,065 2, Vale of White Horse ,227 3, South Oxfordshire ,767 4, Canterbury ,100 4, Eastleigh ,498 8, Waverley , , Report Title 17

18 SOUTH WEST Sleepg homeless Population x) Bristol, City of 2, , , Gloucester , Weymouth & Portland , Purbeck , Plymouth , Christchurch , Bournemouth , Exeter , Poole , Torbay , Cornwall , West Somerset , Taunton Deane , East Dorset , South Somerset ,216 1, North Dorset ,096 1, Torridge ,821 1, South Glos ,027 1, North Somerset ,834 1, Teignbridge ,437 1, Tewkesbury ,332 1, Wiltshire ,043 1, West Dorset ,064 1, Sedgemoor ,178 1, East Devon ,265 1, Bath and N E Som ,678 1, Cheltenham ,128 1, Mid Devon ,623 1, Cotswold ,509 2, West Devon ,329 3, South Hams ,340 3, Stroud ,130 3, North Devon ,440 4, Swdon ,363 4, Mendip ,513 5, Forest of Dean ,957 85, Isles of Scilly ,259 N/A Report Title 18

19 WEST MIDLANDS Sleepg homeless Population x) Birmgham 15, ,538 1,137, Coventry 2, , , Rugby , Walsall , Wyre Forest , Wolverhampton , Stratford-on-Avon , Shropshire , Worcester , Nuneaton & Bedworth , Redditch ,204 1, Herefordshire, County ,041 1, East Staffordshire ,552 1, Tamworth ,527 1, Malvern Hills ,165 1, Warwick ,282 1, Telford and Wrek ,768 1, North Warwickshire ,069 2, Sandwell ,460 2, Staffs Moorlands ,496 2, Lichfield ,507 2, Wychavon ,378 2, Bromsgrove ,594 2, Stoke-on-Trent ,378 3, Stafford ,764 5, Dudley ,419 6, Cannock Chase ,126 19, Newcastle-under-Lyme ,963 25, Solihull , , South Staffordshire ,890 N/A Report Title 19

20 YORKS & HUMB Sleepg homeless Population x) Doncaster , Kgston upon Hull , Wakefield , Bradford ,800 1, Scarborough ,370 1, Harrogate ,044 1, York ,163 1, Kirklees ,145 1, North East Lcolnshire ,826 1, Sheffield ,789 2, Ryedale ,311 2, North Lcolnshire ,294 2, East Ridg of Yorks ,061 2, Richmondshire ,699 2, Selby ,887 3, Calderdale ,454 4, Craven ,604 4, Rotherham ,375 5, Barnsley ,341 7, Leeds ,846 8, Hambleton ,718 18, Report Title 20

21 Shelter helps millions of every year strugglg with bad housg or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We re here so no one has to fight bad housg or homelessness on their own. Please support us at shelter.org.uk RH7439. Registered charity England and Wales (263710) and Scotland (SC002327) Shelter 88 Old Street London EC1V 9HU shelter.org.uk Report Title 21

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